Class 1 Maths Worksheet: Subtraction
The method (Count back): Start at the bigger number. Count back the number you take away. How many more or how many left = bigger number − smaller number. Check by adding back: answer + number taken away = the first number.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.6 − 5 =
- 2.? − 2 = 10
- 3.There are 15 pencils and 13 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 4.There are 17 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 5.16 − 2 =
- 6.2 − 1 =
- 7.3 − 1 =
- 8.There are 15 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 9.20 − 7 =
- 10.20 − 1 =
- 11.18 − ? = 5
- 12.Diya had 16 books and gave 5 to a friend. How many books does Diya have left?
- 13.12 − ? = 4
- 14.What is 7 less than 10?
- 15.? − 9 = 11
- 16.7 − ? = 3
- 17.There are 6 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 18.There are 18 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 19.13 − 3 =
- 20.6 − ? = 5
- 21.What is 3 less than 4?
- 22.5 − ? = 1
- 23.There are 13 bottles and 12 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 24.7 − 1 =
- 25.? − 3 = 2
- 26.11 − 1 =
- 27.5 − 4 =
- 28.Saanvi had 13 books and gave 8 to a friend. How many books does Saanvi have left?
- 29.18 − ? = 15
- 30.There are 18 pencils and 14 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 31.There are 18 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 32.There are 16 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 33.There are 15 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.There are 15 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 35.Priya had 5 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Priya have left?
- 36.14 − ? = 1
- 37.There are 6 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 38.There are 20 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 39.16 − 15 =
- 40.There are 15 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
Answer key
- 1
- 12
- 2
- 14
- 14
- 1
- 2
- 13
- 13
- 19
- 13
- 11
- 8
- 3
- 20
- 4
- 1
- 14
- 10
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 5
- 10
- 1
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 13
- 8
- 8
- 8
- 4
- 13
- 3
- 14
- 1
- 9
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